Spring 2025 Japanese Drama Checklist

Just as in her last drama, Ikinari Kon, Saito Kyoko's character gets drunk and ends up with more than she bargained for.

Romantic drama set in the 1930's. It stars Yoshine Kyoko, who is the perfect actress to make this series  also comedic in nature.

Age-gap romantic comedy  involving an older woman and younger man.

 Yamamoto Mizuki's character, Okubo Ayano, is married, but a new side of her is opened up when she meets Kuriyama Chiaki's character, Hirayama Akari.

Kitagawa Keiko stars in this thrilling story of a mother who wants to get revenge on the man who killed her daughter.

Lucky Kuriyama Chiaki gets to star with three handsome men!

Originally added to the winter season list, but moved to the spring edition. Konno Ayaka is concurrently starring in Kiss de Fusaide, Barenaide. Like in that drama, her character here, Hattori Maika, is having office trouble. This time I like Suzuki Jin's haircut. Hoping for a good revenge romance!

Tomada Maki (Matsui Airi) and her uterus take center-stage in this love-triangle drama.

20th installment of this Fukuoka-based TV drama special. 

Short and sweet, and educational to boot,  high school special. Slightly romantic.

Slim cold man meets full-figured hot woman.

High-schooler Matsuri gets her wish to have siblings, in the form of three "onii-san," or older brothers. But these are no ordinary young men-- together they are an idol-group which starry-eyed Matsuri has been a fan of since her elementary school days! Perhaps some forbidden inter-family romance in this one...

Tanabe Momoko's character has troubles with her fiance...

Short gourmet drama that takes place on the slopes...or rather, the restaurants atop the slopes. Of note, this is the acting debut of singer/songwriter Hirose Kohmi! 

Man chases after his first-love, played by Takanashi Rin, ever since he was a child. The problem is she is 10 years his senior, and views him as a younger brother.

Love triangle involving Miwa Haruka's character and two brothers.

Can't Matsumura Sayuri's and Komagine Kiita's characters just start out as friends, rather than establish some complicated pact to "observe" each other?

A slice of life drama special about a book-shop owner in Fukuoka. His customers inspire him to try different restaurants and even a communal bath.

Small (smartphone-size video), short (each episode 7 minutes), and silly story about a man married to two women at the same time.

Hirose Alice plays a high-school teacher who relunctantly preaches to her students.  I relunctantly dropped this series because it was too boring to me.

Dropped-The story of a wife and her husband...s, plural.

Not interested- Yamazaki Hirona's character starts a new job at a company catering to helping sexually frustrated individuals...I'm frustrated myself with the story presented in this drama.

Not interested- Aimi and Nami both like the same boy. But he never shows his face to the camera. And I'd rather not watch the obnoxious acting the camera shows me.

Not interested- Takimoto Miori's character gets involved with a handsome Thai man. Unfortunately I don't feel like getting involved with this drama.

Not interested- Great actors, story, everything...except it's not up my alley.

Not interested- Great actors, story, everything...except it's not up my alley.

Not interested- I'm usually not into time travel (Proposal Daisakusen is an exception), nor medical stories. This one has both.